Call for study participants who have been contacted by Test, Trace and Protect in Wales
Researchers from Swansea University have been commissioned by the Senedd to explore people’s experiences of being contacted by Test, Trace, Protect (TTP) and told to self-isolate. The project aims to explore some of the main challenges and barriers that people encounter, as well as some of the supports that help people cope with and comply … Continue reading Call for study participants who have been contacted by Test, Trace and Protect in Wales
Covid-19 genome sequencing project gets a major upgrade
Supercomputing facilities set up to track the spread and evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic have received £1.2m in government funding to expand globally. Cardiff University says the new funding will enable the CLIMB COVID-19 project, which it leads with the University of Birmingham, to carry out significant upgrades to computational equipment to process and store … Continue reading Covid-19 genome sequencing project gets a major upgrade
Swansea University develops “world’s first” Covid-19 vaccine smart patch
Researchers at Swansea University are developing the world’s first smart vaccine device that will deliver the Covid-19 vaccine and measure its efficacy through monitoring the body’s associated response. Swansea University says the research, from its Institute for Innovative Materials, Processing and Numerical Technologies (IMPACT), will produce the vaccine through the use of microneedles (MNs) to … Continue reading Swansea University develops “world’s first” Covid-19 vaccine smart patch
Clinical criteria for diagnosing autism is inadequate for people with genetic conditions
A study has concluded that people with certain genetic conditions are likely to have significant symptoms of autism, even if they do not meet all diagnostic criteria. Cardiff University says their findings show clinical services need to adapt so that people diagnosed with autism-linked genetic conditions are not denied access to vital support and interventions. … Continue reading Clinical criteria for diagnosing autism is inadequate for people with genetic conditions
Researchers to develop a test for children most at risk of severe short sightedness
Researchers are developing a genetic test to identify people with severe short sightedness (high myopia) who are most at risk of permanent damage to their eyesight and would therefore benefit from more frequent monitoring. The test may also help to identify children who are most at risk of developing severe short sightedness. Researchers at Cardiff … Continue reading Researchers to develop a test for children most at risk of severe short sightedness
Wrexham factory to produce millions of doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine
Up to a hundred million Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine doses will be produced for use in the UK at a Welsh facility in the coming months. Now that the UK”s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has authorised the vaccine, WalesOnline reports the production line at the CP Pharmaceuticals factory in Wrexham will go into action. The … Continue reading Wrexham factory to produce millions of doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine
Funding boost for research looking at the provision of eyecare in the community
A new project set up to study the best way to care for patients with long standing eye conditions in the community has secured a major research grant. Swansea University reports Dr Pippa Anderson and Dr Mari Jones, from their Centre for Health Economics (SCHE), are part of a multidisciplinary team which has just been … Continue reading Funding boost for research looking at the provision of eyecare in the community
“Living reviews” launched in the wake of Covid-19 research
In a combined effort to help Covid-19 researchers, Cardiff University and the University of Oxford have launched a series of “living reviews”. The reviews are available in the new open access journal of the Oxford University Press (OUP), Oxford Open Immunology. Cardiff University says the reviews will summarise literature around one topic and are a … Continue reading “Living reviews” launched in the wake of Covid-19 research
New international research looks at a way of fighting back against Covid-19
Researchers at Swansea University Medical School are helping to drive forward understanding of the virus that causes Covid-19 and how it can be tackled. The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the etiological agent of Covid-19, has swept across the world with unprecedented speed. Since it was initially identified there have been more than … Continue reading New international research looks at a way of fighting back against Covid-19
Key type of immune cell “self-renews” in humans
A new study has shown that a key type of immune cell “self-renews” in humans. Cardiff University says it is an unexpected discovery, as it was previously thought this specific type of “senescent” killer immune cell had reached “end-stage” and would die following one more stint at helping people fight off, or live with, certain … Continue reading Key type of immune cell “self-renews” in humans
